期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：1994-7887
电子版ISSN：2077-2181
出版年度：2020
卷号：13
期号：2
页码：57-68
DOI：10.3923/jest.2020.57.68
出版社：Asian Network for Scientific Information
摘要：Background and Objective: The model of utilization of the coastal and marine environment is still dominated by goods products and has not yet moved to ecosystem service products, such as the use of seagrass ecosystem. The purpose of this study was to describe the relevance of ecotourism for seagrass conservation and the economic value of seagrass ecotourism for local communities. Materials and Methods: The data in this study were collected through surveys and observations. Fauna data were collected using the transect method. Analysis diversity of Echinoderm species was done using the Shannon-Wiener Index (H') and evenness index (E). In addition, the relationship between bivalve community structure and its environmental parameters carried out using pearson correlation which is processed with SPPS 17 software. Results: The results of this study provide information that the ecological aspects of seagrasses that are the choice of tourists to visit seagrass sites are species of Echinoderms associated with seagrasses. However, the tourists who came to the seagrass site, did not know about the attraction at the location of the seagrass. Therefore, evidence of the addition of forms of utilization of seagrass ecological services can be a rational argument for their protection from the threat of destructive exploitation. In addition, local communities have economic benefits from tourism, especially from the provision of transportation services. Conclusion: The conclusion is that the choice of utilizing seagrass ecological services can be developed as a policy in overcoming the threat and vulnerability of marine biota and economic solutions for local communities.
